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Emiri Land Forces conclude ‘Fahad Exercise 2018’

Published: 01 Apr 2018 - 10:38 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 04:21 pm
Major General Mohammed bin Ali Al Ghanem, Commander of the Emiri Land Forces and a number of senior officers of  the Armed Forces watching the “Fahad  Exercise2018”.

Major General Mohammed bin Ali Al Ghanem, Commander of the Emiri Land Forces and a number of senior officers of the Armed Forces watching the “Fahad Exercise2018”.

The Peninsula

DOHA: The Emiri Land Forces have concluded the “Fahad  Exercise 2018”, which was held under the patronage of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah.

The drill lasted nearly two months at the Qallayl Square.

The closing ceremony of the “Fahad  Exercise2018” was attended by Major General Mohammed bin Ali Al Ghanem, Commander of the Emiri Land Forces and a number of senior officers of  the armed forces.

One of the most important objectives of the exercise was to train the battalion in the command, control and communications system to achieve the combat readiness of the battalion for reconnaissance operations and to pass information and orders for  the various units of the Jassim bin Mohammed Brigade, in addition to conducting joint operations day and night.

The Emiri Land Forces conducting a drill at the Qallayl Square.

The exercise also included the use of several mechanisms and modern weapons, including reconnaissance / FNIC / AC / anti-armor, Jafflin, PZH2000 / Hautzer, Rastmeh rockets / Astors 2 / and the tank / Leopard + A7 / radar reconnaissance and artillery.

Lt. Col. Fahd Ahmad Al Qahtani, Director of  Fahad  Exercise 2018, said : “This exercise is an integrated one , in which modern systems joined the maneuvering, reconnaissance and firefighting units of the Emiri Land Forces, which focus on the command and control systems and  achieved  the desired objectives of the exercise.